KR200159029Y1 - Operating apparatus for vegetable box of a refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an opening and closing device of a vegetable box for a refrigerator, a circular slider formed on the bottom of the vegetable box to reduce the contact resistance by reducing the contact area between the bottom of the vegetable box and the refrigerator compartment, and the opening and closing of the vegetable box It characterized in that the left and right shake prevention means formed symmetrically on the bottom side of the vegetable box and the side wall of the refrigerating chamber to limit the left and right flow distance of the vegetable box to prevent the vegetable box from swinging from side to side. The contact area with the floor side wall of the refrigerating chamber is minimized to allow easy movement and at the same time limit the left and right flow distance of the vegetable box during the movement to prevent the vegetable box from flowing from side to side to facilitate the opening and closing operation. can do.

Description

Opening and closing device of vegetable box for refrigerator

The present invention relates to a vegetable box for a refrigerator, and more particularly, to a device for opening and closing a vegetable box for a refrigerator, which eliminates the need for great force when opening and closing the vegetable box and at the same time prevents left and right shaking.

In the conventional refrigerator, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a main body 10 filled with a heat insulating material is provided inside, and a freezer compartment 20 and a refrigerating compartment 30 which allow food to be stored for a long time inside the main body 10. Each of them is formed, and a freezing chamber door 40 for opening and closing the freezer compartment 20 is disposed above the main body 10, and a refrigerating chamber door for opening and closing the refrigerating compartment 30 below the main body 10. 50 is disposed, a plurality of shelves 60 and 70 are disposed inside the freezer compartment 20 and the refrigerating compartment 30 to replace food, and fresh vegetables are placed on the bottom side of the refrigerating compartment 30. Vegetable box 80 is arranged to be stored so that the lower side of the vegetable box 80, the slider 81 is protruded to facilitate the opening and closing operation, the upper side of the vegetable box 80 Vegetable box cover which covers the upper side of the vegetable box 80 Burr 90 is disposed.

A compressor 100 for compressing a refrigerant at a high temperature and high pressure is mounted at a lower side of the refrigerating chamber 30, and a high temperature and high pressure refrigerant compressed from the compressor 100 is received at a rear side of the main body 10 to be a liquid refrigerant. The main condenser 110 to be changed is disposed, and the first and second evaporators which receive the liquefied refrigerant from the main condenser 110 and evaporate the refrigerant to perform a cooling operation on the rear sides of the freezing chamber 20 and the refrigerating chamber 30. 120 and 130 are respectively disposed, and the upper and upper sides of the first and second evaporators 120 and 130 are rotated according to the operation of the first and second motors 140 and 150 so that the first and second evaporators 120 and 130 perform evaporation. The first and second blowing fans 160 and 170 are provided to supply the cold air to the freezing chamber 20 and the refrigerating chamber 30. The first and second evaporators 120 and 130 are disposed under the first and second evaporators 120 and 130. ), The first and second drainage plates 180 and 190 collecting the defrost water generated during cooling Each is disposed, the bottom surface of the refrigerating chamber 30 is provided with an evaporation plate 210 for receiving and collecting the defrost water collected in the first and second drain plates 180 and 190 through the drain hose 200. An auxiliary condenser 220 for evaporating the defrost water stored in the evaporation plate 210 is mounted on the lower side of the evaporation plate 210, and the rear side and the first and second sides of the first and second evaporators 120 and 130, respectively. First and second defrosting actions are performed on the lower sides of the drain plates 180 and 190 to prevent frost or frost from the first and second evaporators 120 and 130 and the first and second drain plates 180 and 190, thereby preventing cooling efficiency from being lowered. The heater pipe 230 is disposed.

Reference numeral 11 denotes a refrigeration chamber bottom side wall, and reference numerals 12 and 13 denote cold air discharge ports through which cold air cooled by the first and second evaporators 120 and 130 passes through the freezing chamber 20 and the refrigerating chamber 30. Reference numeral 14 denotes a vegetable box cover supporting jaw for supporting the vegetable box cover 90.

In the conventional refrigerator configured as described above, the food is seated on the plurality of shelves 60 and 70, the vegetable box 80 is pulled in, and the vegetables are introduced into the refrigerator compartment 30. At this time, the opening and closing operation is easily performed by the slider 81 protruding from the lower end side of the vegetable box 80.

As such, when the freezing chamber door 40 or the refrigerating chamber door 50 is closed after the food is provided, the refrigerant gas compressed at high temperature and high pressure due to the compression action of the compressor 100 is supplied from the auxiliary condenser 220 and the main condenser 110. After condensing while releasing heat, the refrigerant is sent to the first and second evaporators (120 and 130), respectively, and the refrigerant sent to the first and second evaporators (120 and 130) is evaporated to cool the surrounding air to perform a cooling action. Cooling air generated by the evaporator (120,130) through the cold air outlet (12, 13) by the operation of the first and second blower fan (160, 170) is rotated in accordance with the drive of the first and second motor (140,150) And it is supplied to the refrigerating chamber 30 is to be stored or frozen storage of food.

Meanwhile, the defrost water generated while the first and second evaporators 120 and 130 perform the cooling operation is collected in the first and second drain plates 180 and 190 and then collected into the evaporation plate 210 through the drain hose 200. The defrost water stored in the evaporation plate 210 is evaporated into the atmosphere by the heat emitted from the auxiliary condenser 220, and as the first and second evaporators 120 and 130 perform a cooling action, The frost and frost formed on the first and second evaporators 120 and 130 and the first and second drain plates 180 and 190 are removed by heat generated in the first and second heater pipes 230 and 240 to prevent the cooling efficiency from dropping. do.

However, the refrigerator configured as described above has a problem that the slider 81 formed on the bottom side of the vegetable box 80 has a large contact surface contacting the refrigerating chamber bottom side wall 11 and thus requires a strong force during opening and closing. There was a problem that the shaking occurs. (See Fig. 2)

Therefore, in the related art, in order to solve the above-described problems, the roller 250 is attached to one side of the vegetable box 80, and the rail unit 15 for guiding the roller 250 to be movable on the inner wall side of the refrigerating chamber 30. To solve the above problems by forming a, but the problem that takes a large force when opening and closing has been solved, there was a new problem that the assembly work is cumbersome, and there was a problem that left and right shake still occurs during opening and closing. (See Figure 3)

Therefore, the present invention was devised to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to improve the structure of the vegetable box and the interior wall of the refrigerator compartment so that the vegetable box can be easily opened and closed without shaking left and right. To provide a switchgear.

1 is an overall longitudinal cross-sectional view schematically showing the configuration of a conventional refrigerator,

2 is a partial front view showing an example in which a conventional vegetable box for a refrigerator is disposed;

Figure 3 is a partial front view showing another example in which a conventional vegetable box for a refrigerator,

4 is a partial front view showing a state in which the vegetable box for the refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention is disposed.

Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

10 main body 11: cold storage floor side wall

11a: guide jaw 30: cold storage room

80: vegetable box 83: circular slider

84: guide 260: left and right shake prevention means

The opening and closing device of the vegetable box for a refrigerator according to the present invention made to achieve the above object forms a refrigeration chamber at the same time and at the same time the main body is filled with insulation to prevent cold air from being transferred to the outside air, fruits and vegetables, etc. In the refrigerator provided with a vegetable box on the lower side of the refrigerator compartment to keep fresh, A circular slider formed on the bottom of the vegetable box to reduce the contact resistance by reducing the contact area between the vegetable box and the bottom of the refrigerator compartment, It characterized in that the left and right shake prevention means formed on the bottom side and the refrigerating chamber bottom side wall of the vegetable box to limit the left and right flow distance of the vegetable box when opening and closing the vegetable box.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

Parts that are the same as those shown in Figs. 2 and 3 are given the same reference numerals and the same names.

As shown in FIG. 4, there is a main body 10 filled with a heat insulating material on the inside thereof, and a refrigerating chamber 30 is formed at an inner lower portion of the main body 10 so as to refrigerate food, and the On the lower side, the vegetable box 80 is arranged to be open and close so that the vegetables or fruits can be kept fresh. On the upper side of the vegetable box 80, the vegetable box cover 90 covering the vegetable box is disposed. At the bottom side of the vegetable box 80, a circular slider 83 is formed to reduce the contact area by reducing the contact area with the refrigerator compartment bottom side wall 11, and the bottom side and the refrigerator compartment bottom side wall of the vegetable case 80. The left and right shake prevention means 260 is formed in 11 to prevent the vegetable box 80 from shaking left and right when opening and closing the vegetable box 80.

The left and right anti-shake means 260 is in contact with the guide 84 protruding on the bottom side of the vegetable box 80, and the opening and closing of the vegetable box 84, the vegetable box 84 ) Is formed of a guide jaw (11a) protruding from the refrigerating chamber bottom side wall (11) to prevent rocking.

Next will be described the operation of the opening device of the vegetable box for a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention configured as described above.

First, when the vegetable box 80 is pulled out and put in order to pull out and put vegetables or fruits, the circular slider 83 formed on the bottom side of the vegetable box 80 slides along the refrigerating chamber bottom side wall 11. In this case, the circular slider 83 has a small contact area with the refrigerating chamber bottom side wall 11, so that contact resistance is reduced, so that the circular slider 83 can be easily opened and closed without applying excessive force.

On the other hand, the left and right shaking distance of the vegetable box 80 is limited by the left and right shake prevention means 260 formed on the vegetable box 80 and the refrigerating chamber bottom 11, that is, the guide 84 and the guide jaw 11a. The shaking is prevented accordingly to perform the opening and closing operation more conveniently.

As described above, according to the opening and closing device of the vegetable box for refrigerator according to the present invention, the contact area between the vegetable box and the floor of the refrigerator compartment floor is minimized at the time of opening and closing so that it can be moved conveniently and at the same time the left and right sides of the vegetable box at the time of movement. By limiting the flow distance to prevent the vegetable box to flow from side to side can facilitate the opening and closing operation.

Claims (2)

In the refrigerator provided with a vegetable box at the lower side of the refrigerator compartment to form a refrigerator compartment inside and to prevent cold air from being transferred to the outside and to keep freshly stored fruits and vegetables, etc. , A circular slider formed on the bottom surface of the vegetable box to reduce the contact resistance by reducing the contact area between the vegetable box and the bottom of the refrigerator compartment; Characterized in that the left and right shake prevention means formed symmetrically on the bottom side and the bottom of the refrigerator compartment side wall of the vegetable box to limit the left and right flow distance of the vegetable box when opening and closing the vegetable box Opening and closing device of a vegetable box for a refrigerator. The method of claim 1, The left and right shake prevention means is a refrigerator vegetable box opening and closing device, characterized in that consisting of a guide formed on the bottom side of the vegetable box, and a guide jaw protruding to the floor side wall of the refrigerator compartment in contact with the guide to support the guide.